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Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea has continued to develop nuclear weapons, testing bombs in February 2013, January and September 2016, and September 2017. [158] As of 2021, North Korea had tested nearly 120 missiles, four times more than in the time of his father and grandfather. [109] [86] By 2023, this climbed up to a total of 226. [159]
While the late leader was titled the Eternal President of North Korea, the actual office of the President was written out of the constitution in 1998 making the head of state undefined again. His son and successor, Kim Jong Il, kept official titles given to him by the late president and never formally became the head of state. During this ...
Supreme Leader Used as "Supreme Leader of our Party and our people" (우리 당과 우리 인민의 최고령도자) in various iterations from 2011 to 2017, "Supreme Leader of our Party, state and armed forces" (우리 당과 국가,무력의 최고령도자) from 2017 to 2021. Fell completely out of use after the 8th Congress of the WPK. [10]
President – Bola Tinubu North Korea: General Secretary of the Workers' Party – Kim Jong Un: President of the State Affairs Commission – Kim Jong Un Premier – Pak Thae-song North Macedonia: President – Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova: Prime Minister – Hristijan Mickoski Norway: King – Harald V: Prime Minister – Jonas Gahr Støre Oman
North Korea's state media on Wednesday reported U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration but without any commentary on his presidency, but did accuse the United States of committing atrocities ...
[108] [109] His grandfather Kim Il Sung, the founder and leader of North Korea until his death in 1994, is the country's "eternal President", [110] while his father Kim Jong Il who succeeded Kim Il Sung as the leader was announced "Eternal General Secretary" and "Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission" after his death in 2011. [108]
The premier of North Korea, officially the premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is the head of government of North Korea and leader of the North Korean Cabinet. The premier is officially appointed by the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), which also appoints other members of the Cabinet on the nomination of the ...
Choe Ryong-hae [a] (born 15 January 1950) is a North Korean politician and military officer who currently serves as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission, holding both positions since April 2019. [2]